Archive for September, 2009
Important Lessons from William Safire
As I was reading about the life of Nixon speech writer William Safire yesterday, I came across this little piece written by Ted Pease with “Today’s Word” that I knew I had to show here.
In my time as a journalist there are things I learned that I MUST pay attention to, like spelling and grammar. Lord knows, the younger crop of journalists who are coming up today, don’t always even realize that such things exist. So youngins, here’s some advice, from one of the best in the business, William Safire.
Safire offered this useful writing advice.
1. No sentence fragments.
2. It behooves us to avoid archaisms.
They Call it Baby Man Yellow.
Sometimes things just work out perfectly. That’s what I thought as I sat down with my buddies Alexia and Janine for a cookie on Friday. Once I was done it was smoke time. And the pack of cigs had the exact same color tone as Alexia’s finger nail polish. And the same color as Babby Man’s avatar on digg. Me being a silly person, I had to take the thing and tweet it.
Working from Center
The “Daily Ohm” people sent me this on Friday - which I’m trying to keep my mind on. |
| In the Thick of It When we are “in the thick of it,” overwhelmed by too many things that need our attention, it’s important to remember that we are never given more than we can handle. When life’s challenges make us question this, our best coping mechanism is to follow the reliable and well-known course to our calm center and anchor ourselves there. It is for these times that we have been practicing regularly, so that our mind, body, and spirit will know how to find the peace within. Even in the midst of seeming chaos, a deep breath can help us turn within to find the space to work from, the calm at the center of the storm. |
